{"id":9338,"date":"2019-01-05T20:24:45","date_gmt":"2019-01-06T02:24:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/?p=9338"},"modified":"2019-01-05T20:40:59","modified_gmt":"2019-01-06T02:40:59","slug":"more-holiday-happenings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2019\/more-holiday-happenings.html","title":{"rendered":"More Holiday Happenings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Usually I check a little more often<\/strong>, but this time I didn’t. So by the time we were ready to leave, we realized that Hannah’s flight was arriving very early, so we were running late.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Meeting at the airport in Mexico City<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

We had only driven a few feet when I remembered that I had left something in the house. So – quick re-entry, and back in the van, and – it would not start<\/strong>. Not even close. Waited a minute or two – no go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SO – we ended up picking up Hannah via taxi. And we’ve learned that taxis are VERY EXPENSIVE on Christmas Eve (though, thankfully, a lot cheaper in Mexico than in the rest of North America).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, after all that, we were at the airport in time to greet Hannah coming out of the gate – about 10 minutes to spare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There were a lot of unexpected adventures. The van? Well, turns out it was the battery. So that was changed (by me).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The traditional low water pressure was a part of our holidays.<\/strong> Hannah and Nathanael wanted to sleep in – and hence found it very hard to get showers, because the water was generally low to non-existent during the day. Doing dishes takes a looooooong time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And then on New Year’s Eve, we woke up to cold showers – the water heater was on the fritz<\/strong>. So we found a plumber to come and fix the tank (probably should get a new one, but no money for that). Thankfully, it was fixed without a lot of fuss, the same day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hannah enjoying some REAL tacos!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Actually, we’ve had a lot of household\/appliance problems in the past few weeks – and many more that we would probably take care of if we had the funds. We’re just hoping we’ll get a few months break – but who knows?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyway, aside from these things, we had a good time together. Tomorrow Hannah heads back to Canada (and cold temperatures<\/em>! – about 33 degrees colder than here on Tuesday, according to the forecast).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We really enjoyed the service on Sunday.<\/strong> People had a lot of time to share, and we sang “requests” for the music. It’s always good to hear what people are learning, and to reflect on our hopes for our church in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So there you go! Just a little news. On Monday, the whirlwind of work begins again for all of us. It’s going to be a crazy week. But let’s not think about that. \ud83d\ude42 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ixtapaluca photoshoot!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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